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drinking

/ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Drinking means: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.

Synonyms for drinking7

noun, as in the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

drink, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence

noun, as in the act of consuming liquids

imbibing, imbibition

also used for drinking

potation

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What does drinking mean?2

noun

1

the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess“drink was his downfall”

2

the act of consuming liquids

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with drinking?7

three syllables

rethinking
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Drinking in a sentence

  • If you keep on drinking like that, you'll get sick.Swift
  • If you go on drinking so much, you may well end up an alcoholic.Swift
  • If he continues drinking too much, he will fall ill sooner or later.Eldad
  • As she's quit drinking, she's lost some weight.unknown
  • If you stay out drinking every night, your wife is going to leave you.CK
  • It's better than drinking cola, though it's not as good as drinking champagne.aeriph
  • And, to make the matter worse, he has taken to drinking.unknown
  • Appetite comes with eating, but the thirst goes away with drinking.Scott

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Forms of drinking

as a noun

plural
drinkings